Police arrest gas station robbery suspect

A 21-year-old Bluffton man accused of robbing a gas station off the Buckwalter Parkway Wednesday has been arrested by police.

Corey Leon Avery of 100 Kensington Blvd., Apt. 1007, was charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of violent crime.

Police say that a man armed with a handgun entered and robbed the Sand Hill Shell Gas Station located at 8251 Pinellas Drive, across from Berkeley Place. The man grabbed the cash register drawer and took it off the counter, police said.

Officers from the Bluffton Police Department and Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to the gas station and searched the surrounding area but didn’t find anyone. Avery was later identified during a photo lineup, police said. After contacting a family member, Avery turned himself in, police said.

No one reported any injuries during the robbery.

The incident is still under investigation and anyone with information is encouraged to call the Bluffton Police Department’s tip line at 706-4560.